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"^igioq of ^!. J^ic^oI<i§ 



al^^fectionafeP^ in/^eriSec^ to m^ ^rlen<^ 



and tlte 



in memopij o^ tRe ^air (5voc^c|e<i)(^ Rleofina, 

in coKon^e coor<«>ftiB coe fia^9e joined uniler tfie 

fto;^pita6fe umbrage o^ S^onnie !Sii>rac. 



lo0 Knocles, aalifornia, 
iiEmaa, 1898. 









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BY 

ahfofiLriilge ©7ro (soffinA 



n my (^lucly, petifeGi Jrom Ih^ wopIgIs busy JaP; 

a/vli fop^etful oj Qoupt^; and o] clients loud din^ 
In tr)^ deli(;al^ juiT\e<§ jpom my [po^pant QilaP; 

T-o my wond^p 1 s^Z ^ n^^'^ Cfa b^lin. 

Old Saint NiclrxfTas ente^tS: b''<5 ^^i^^eTOu^s ba^l^ 
^eafs a Dupden oj snow [pom tn^ jiefc^ wintpy aip^ 

^nd wr)ile vainly 1 lool^ Jop ni<§ Wondepjul fsa^l^, 
Tl^ [possesses nimsi^lj oj my ^ole easy cQaip. 

(£n^ mop^ Qiosely 1 lool^ at my visitop,^ jSQe; 

^om^ unusual ]Pown<§ oj dispeasur-^ ajsjoeap. 
"^ip ! 1 Qpy, ^'without doubt; yond^p distant Qold pa^e 

1(§ too Jap Jpom tr)e jif?: be at nom^l ppoy dpaw neof- 

Witn a <§i^b; S'^ t^pojound; that in tpoubl^ 1 stapt 

ii^st my ^uest may be ill;-) op 1 w^ll l^new \)\s wopth- 

ppom tf)^ d^|Dtr)<§ oj ni^ tend^p and ^enefoU(§ neapt^ 

"rni^ p^bPoacQjul compaint; midst Qi^ t^ap<5 issued Joptf). 



^'TQy ^patefui y^oply ta^gi^ i^ don?. 
^e)or=? tg? morrows (;rieef[ul sun 
(£}r)o!i\ o[3e trie [ooptais o) tn? GtaV; 
pap mu^^t 1 tai^e ^y lonely way. 
1 ve left c§om? S^'^W)^ pemen^bponce nepe;- 
Will Dp'inl b^pcnanc? a (§mil? op t^ap: 
^ut t^aps not mi^^Gi witf) ^pie) op [oain;- 
ppom Qeapt^ tr)at wisr) me Qome a^ain- 
"f^y <§teeGlc§; Glis(;riap| d tg^'ip vapi^d j^tope; 
Imfoatient wait me o\ youp gIoop. 
^ut ?pe 1 up^? theiT^ in tn^ip Jli^M 
e7\cPo^(§ tr)e tpa(;!\i^ess wastes of ni^bt 
On? paint 1 ma[^?;-and mal^e in vain; 
J3ut who Igeip d^ejt^est soppow^ qoy] pestpain- 



WQat my gu^st in dej^C^'on; <§o ^^QGlly Qad ^aiol^ 
piileGl my 5§ouI with unutt rable je^linls of dreasl. 
"TT^y GleeXP siP; 1 ren^eXpi^eGt; *^'will you peas^ to C?<pair\ 
'Pne unjoptunctte Qause of youp nappowin^ [sain- 
ypQ"^^ ind^^GJ mU(§t Qave be^n moptals cpuei offens^; 
T^l^at Qan thu^ ^^u^h a l^inJ t^nefaQtop incen<5e.' 

"^las; Q^ .^aid; 'jop many yeaps 
i v^ Qad my constant ^powin^ f^ap<§ 
^Qat all my cape mS ^e^n in vain; 
To ^tpetQ tr)e limit of my p^i^n- 
Wrien e cp u[oon tQi,^ annual eve 
Tne [aoptals of my nome 1 leave; 

^^n^atn my (§^at tr^e y^aply Qoapcl 
Of cupiou<3 tp^asuP(^(§ c^af^ly (^toped; 
On^ solace of my flight 1 miss^- 
Vly Joy and comfopt. (^ee; tis this. 



On b''(§ (Si^siII meefschsium pijae tri^re GiispsiyeGi to my view, 

^n incjuisitive ^lancC; in my wonder'; 1 Igpew. 

e^t fh^ <$i^nt; in amag^m^nt "QoogI o^aven<5l" 1 skout^ 

why; cl^ap sip; youp most ven rable pi|3? b°(5 ^^"^^ °^^- 

In conjusion i (^toocl, and unable to ^uess 

Wgat tl)^ om^n mi^nt mean; ancl unwilling to |3f^<5<3 

'Wly com[Danion it^g imbopt conc^aleci to e;<pain; 

^^S^ -|c)ePcb^'^C^ ^ ^ of J end; wn^n q^ thus s|sol^e a^ain : 

'^Tne winteps blasts oj ^^now and gail 

witr) wpath pe[30pt the moupnjul tale; 
'j^oup pijae i(§ out/ (^la^^ ! Yi^^ tpue- 

M^nat ancient bowi fpom wr)i(;n 1 dpew 

^w^^t incens^ to tge QogIgI^ss ,$npin^; 

WQo ^uaPGi^^ tne [pa^pant 0{i(;otine; 

THy bad^^ oj bow^P; l^nown jap and wid^, 

WQ^pe e ep my nimbly R^inde^P(3 ^lide; 

rla^ lost it^§ cnapm; and noi^^y pam^; 

with boi^t Pou<^ (§nout(§; 1 Q^ap [DPOQlaim 

'TQe |3Paises of a pisin^ staP; 

1 Vr)\Y\\\ you call its nam^ - Oligar/* 



^fl^ost ben^vol^nt s\^, now th^ c^ubj^ct you m^ntion^- 
Tne ecstatic c'l^ap,-] since'^eiy ''doic^ 
pof \\)\s cnanc^ to invito youc most l^indly attention 
TO my want<5- pop nepct Qgri^tmas a ^en fous invoice 
Of vb^''oot(§; tni^§ Gl^li^ht[ul and modern invention; 
Is my esit^nest recjuest and unaU rable cnoic^. 
Voull be an^fy; ' jeof; but its not overstated; 
V/Q^n i S^y y^^^ °t.d pi[ae na,^ 'become antiauated. 
TQe ncv^ Qod; tne Qi^aP; its old realm gas invested; 
^nd ni^ ^ovjQP firm e<§tabli<§r)ed; he ^ei^nc^ unmolested. 

^'^^ut nef"^; iT^ost ancient <§iP; to lay aside 
^\[ metamor; 1 m wiliinl to abide 
Woun own obinion candidly e^|sfe<5($ed_, 
pip^^i ^ivin^ thi<5 Qi^ap an f)or\i^^\ test- 

"^eTAnd beside^g; enlre nous, WQen you don t nave to buy \\, 
1 pemapl^ tgat it^ viptue i<5 ^PCateP: ilefC;~tpy if. 
In one \)ord 1 e?^tended a bo;< to nis S\^n\ 
Of (i/lntiiuedad fipst^^^ in trie otl^ep o h^\)\. 



w'\\\) <§Iow ansi ncsitatin^ gansl 
rie cnoose<§; or\& assays the DPand. 
1 <5ee K^s twinl^fing ^ye<a confe<§<§ 
T^g^ pa^PoJint argument <§ <§u(;(;^ss. 
• [i^ jecii'<5 joP(§6\[^e b's tpouDieGt <§oul, 

^p^alg^Gl OP tge cIougIj^ \\\a\ rounsl gim poll. 

"1 (§^^ my er-fop now^ g^ said, 

" 1 ve b^cn a ^rumblep, anel inc^tead 
CJj Watching innovations [3a(;e, 
TO duapd my laurels in tge fa(;e; 
youp modcpn ^ntep{3''is^ 1 jind 
t[qx<§ left m^ (§tpu^^ling \ar' behind. 
'rgis tputn no lon^ei^ now Qonc^aled, 
in yonder- Qioud 1 se^ peveaied: 
TO all who yeapiy wait m^ neff; 
1 m j§ti I f as w^Icom^ and as d^ap ; 

^ul y^t, all e)joptj§ wepe in vain, 
Ti(y wonted ^mbip^ to p^tain^ 
Unless witg g^alou<§ cape 1 c^ou^gt 
^Jsjapojapiate ^ijt<§ [op mod^pn tnou^gt. 



^T'ly pi[3e is out ! you ^ay aipi^r)!; 
^ut jpom its asnes ^[^cin^^ a li^M 
T'Qat insli(;ate(§ tl)^ certain v^ay 
J3y wr)i(;r) 1 ^an QonjifiTi my sway. 
L/t-Gi jody notionc§ nee 1 ii tgrow asisl^; 
(jTvnGi gaste to overtal^^ th aclvanQin^ (^tpicle 
U) Pco^pess. ^ut^ ^oogI ni^nt! 1 b^ai' 
H^n iiTibatient bawin^ oj my D^^r-. 
Tic5 many ie©^u^(§ oj fii^Qt b^Jop^ 
Tney ii- c§^^ tl^^ir di^^gtant (^tables door'. 
T^ne'if Qi^eal^jast v/aW^ tn^m^ ansl 1 J^qp 
"ro l^eeb tQ^m lon^^p p^ttin^ b^^z- 
Im o]j; but p^gt lu tal^^ a m^m. 
voncet^n'in^ you ne;ct year. — (£/\nem! 
i bel youp ban6lon;-but 1 would (^u^^est, 
T^y joupn^y will b^ lon^ before 1 r-e^t^- 
E^cuse me;-but the di^tanc^ '\S S^ faf; 
1 11 b^^ tn indul^enc? of a p^sn C'^^''- 



''T|ei[3 your'^^lj my oIgI pi end, th^rc a''? [^knty to (§J3ar»^ 
It wefe ^namqul b^s'iGle^ to peju^ge you a ^gar^. 
1 fe|aien'i<§h^Gi \\\s [aoucn witr) tn^ soia(;in^ weeds, 
WQife ne loosened the f^'n^ oj qi^^ beautljui skz'^- 
W\\\) a sgout q^ wa^^ oJ], ansl a (^lattef and jin^ie; 

^pou^M an end to my vi^^it witli jolly iKris ^ritiglB. 





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